NAME¶
binkd - transfer files between two Fidonet systems over TCP/IP
SYNOPSIS¶
binkd [
-CcDipqrsvmh] [
-P node ]
config-file
DESCRIPTION¶
Binkd is a Fidonet mailer designed to operate via TCP/IP networks. As a
FTN-compatible internet daemon, it makes possible efficient utilization of
TCP/IP protocol suite as a transport layer in FTN-based (Fido Technology
Network) networks.
Binkd expects your spool for Fido-like networks to be in BSO ("Bink
style outbound") or optionaly ASO ("Amiga style outbound")
format. BSO is also used by
ifmail and
BinkleyTerm mailers.
OPTIONS¶
- -C
- Binkd running with this option will reread the
configuration file if it is changed. The modification time of the
configuration file is checked every 60 seconds and on every incoming and
outgoing connection.
- -c
- Start client only. Normally Binkd starts both server
and client.
- -D
- Run Binkd as a daemon (cannot be used for
client-only mode).
- -i
- Run Binkd from inetd.
- -P
- Poll a node. An empty *.ilo file in the outbound
will be created, which will force Binkd to connect to and to
receive mail from the node ( Binkd will also add "Node
node * -" record to the table-of-nodes in Binkd ´s
memory if there is no entry for the node in the configuration
file).
- -p
- Start client manager, process polls, quit if the queue
seems to be empty after the next rescan. Implies -c.
- -q
- Quiet mode. Turns off printq, conlog and
percents statements of configuration.
- -r
- Disable crypt traffic.
- -s
- Start server only. Normally Binkd starts both server
and client.
- -v
- Be verbose. This flag can be specified multiple times for
even higher verbosity. Binkd -v will dump binkd's version and quit.
Binkd -vvv binkd.cfg will dump binkd's configuration and still
work.
- -m
- Disable CRAM-MD5 authorization. Implies -r.
- -n
- doing not call or listen (only check cfg and make
polls)
- -h
- Print help message.
SIGNALS¶
- SIGHUP
- Causes Binkd to reload it's config.
SEE ALSO¶
inetd(8)
Binkd homepage,
http://homepage.corbina.net/~maloff/binkd/
ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/
"Binkd User Guide" by Nick Soveiko,
http://www.doe.carleton.ca/~nsoveiko/fido/binkd/man/
AUTHORS¶
Dima Maloff <maloff@tts.magadan.su> and others.
This manual page is based on "Binkd User Guide" by
nsoveiko@doe.carleton.ca (Nick Soveiko)
REPORTING BUGS¶
Report bugs to <binkd-bugs@happy.kiev.ua>